In the media
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Leiden Law Cast: reverend Ruben Van Zwieten 26 May 2022
Leiden Law Cast is a podcast made by Leiden Law School, Leiden University, for everyone who wants to learn more about current legal issues.
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Mariëlle Bruning: ‘Juvenile courts’ role in placement in care cases relatively small’ 13 May 2022
The legal protection of parents and children in cases involving placement in care must improve. That is the opinion of Mariëlle Bruning, Professor of ...
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Olaf van Vliet on NPO Radio 1 about the consequences of labour migration for the economy and society 11 May 2022
The European Commission sees increased labour migration as a solution to the growing personnel shortages, but the Dutch Labour Inspectorate argues tha...
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Aleydis Nissen in The Diplomat on BTS and mandatory military service 10 May 2022
K-pop band BTS joining the Korean military is a compulsory obligation, one with increased meaning as tension builds on the Korean Peninsula and around...
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Mariëlle Bruning in the media on fact sheet about placement in care 10 May 2022
It is not possible for juvenile courts to properly assess whether it is necessary to place a child in care. This is evident from a fact sheet that has...
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Mariëlle Bruning in Trouw: 'Placement in care is always harmful' 09 May 2022
In Europe, the Netherlands is in middle position when it comes to the placement of children in care. The consequences of such a placement in care are ...
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Prevent children becoming victims of a data-driven world 21 April 2022
It is becoming increasingly common to collect data from children and young people through digital means. The impact of this so-called ‘dataveillance’ ...
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'GDPR is no excuse for not tracing children placed in care' 21 April 2022
The GDPR privacy legislation is no impediment to handing out sanctions to Russian oligarchs or reuniting children placed in care with their parents, s...
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Bart Custers in De Jurist on UBO register and privacy legislation 08 April 2022
Ultimate beneficial owners (UBOs) of companies should have registered their information in the Dutch UBO register before 27 March 2022. The Dutch Mini...
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Peter Rodrigues in NRC on treatment of Ukrainian and other refugees 07 April 2022
Ukrainian refugees are being allowed to work in the Netherlands straight away. So Why do other refugees sometimes have to wait years before they can w...
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Gerrard Boot on abuses in parcel industry 06 April 2022
Three directors of PostNL have been arrested in Belgium, suspected of human trafficking among other things. Abuses also exist in the Dutch parcel deli...
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Leiden Law Cast #6: Geerten Boogard on (local)elections & political upheaval 23 March 2022
Leiden Law Cast is a podcast made by Leiden Law School, Leiden University, for everyone who wants to learn more about current legal issues.
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Luuk van Middelaar in European newspapers on Europe’s response to war in Ukraine 15 March 2022
In an essay published in three prominent European newspapers, Professor Luuk van Middelaar takes a close look at Europe’s role in the Russian invasion...
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Maartje van der Woude included in Leiden Top50 08 March 2022
Maartje van der Woude, Professor of Law and Society, has been included in the Leiden Top50 of 2022. The list includes women who stand out because they...
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Eric De Brabandere: 'Both Ukraine and Russia have an interest in a ceasefire' 07 March 2022
Last week Russia and Ukraine met for the first time since the outbreak of the war. The talks took place in Belarus.